State Bicycle Plan

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State Bicycle Plan
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State Bicycle Plan

• Agenda
• Introductions
• Opening Remarks
• State Bicycle Plan Presentation
• Project Schedule
• Questions/Comments
• Closing

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State Bicycle Plan
Todd Hill IDOT Robin Martel Wight Pete Mesha
Wight Beth Hodge -Pangaea
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Opening Remarks

• IDOT will use this Plan to help guide investment
  decision to fund the best possible projects
• Use public input to determine evaluation criteria
• Not a traditional plan final plan will be a GIS
  Model
• Not seeking to discuss specific projects

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State Bicycle Plan

• Why do we need a bicycle plan?
• What is the plan?
• Where are we?
• How will it work?

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Why Do We Need a Plan?

• IDOT Secretary Tim Martin has requested it
• Important tool in creating a safe and connected
  system of bicycle facilities
• Required by FHWA
• Sorting mechanism to determine priorities in a
  limited funding environment
• Better use of existing information

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What is it?

• Plan is an interactive Graphic Information System
  (GIS) model that uses extensive data to help IDOT
  evaluate bicycle projects
• Types of Data
• existing and proposed bicycle facilities in
  local/regional plans
• school locations, parks, METRA and Amtrak
  stations, natural areas
• rail line locations and crossings
• Bicycle Level Of Service on roadways
• Multi-year Highway Improvement Program

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What is it?

• The Plan will incorporate quality of life and
  economic development opportunities.
• Internal tool to evaluate district-by-district
  bicycle projects. Unfunded priority projects
  will not be published, funded projects will be.
• Proactive tool that will facilitate future
  planning and budgeting.

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What is it?

• Plan consists of two phases.
• Phase I produced a GIS product that brought all
  this diverse data together under a common
  platform.
• Phase 2 will build on Phase I and develop a
  model that will evaluate GIS data, apply criteria
  and respective weights and establish priorities.

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Where are we?

• We are completing Phase I -- verifying and
  digitizing GIS layers where necessary.
• We are starting Phase 2 which will
• Establish stakeholder involvement
• IDOT Advisory Committee District Bicycle
  Coordinators and Office of Planning and
  Programming staff
• Technical Steering Committee State agencies,
  MPOs and other planning organizations, bicycle
  advocacy groups, county/city trail administrators
• This overview serves as the first meeting of the
  TSC 2 to 3 more meetings to follow.

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Where are we?

• Conduct a series of stakeholder meetings with the
  IDOT Advisory Committee then the Technical
  Steering Committee to determine evaluation
  criteria and weighting factors.
• Develop a computer model that incorporates data
  from Phase I and produces priority lists of
  bicycle projects by district based on stakeholder
  input.

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How will it work?

• Conduct public informational meetings
• Present the intent of the State Bicycle Plan
• Gather input from stakeholders regarding
  important criteria in bicycle facilities
• Determine highest ranking criteria
• Present results of criteria and ranking to
  stakeholders

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How will it work?

• Write model that utilizes criteria to evaluate
  proposed bicycle facilities
• Use model to help prioritize projects

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Funding of Priority Lists

• Bicycle projects may be funded through
• IDOTs Multi-Year Highway Improvement Program
• Projects would need to meet current policy
• Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program
• Possibly Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
  Program

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Priority Project Lists

• Develop priority project listing for each
  district
• Highway Improvement Program funded Bicycle
  projects- Districts scope projects at the
  pre-program stage.
• Projects will have to be reviewed for
  buildability. Even the best projects may have
  fatal flaws

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Priority Project Lists

• Enhancement funded Bicycle projects Plan will
  be used to help review applications for funding
• Project readiness is still vital
• Priority projects may not have an immediate
  funding source

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How This WorksStart with a County Map
Aerial Photograph of Sangamon County
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Add lakes, streams and schools
Lakes, Streams, Schools Overlay
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Add Local and Regional Bicycle Plan
Existing and Proposed Bike Paths
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Add Multiyear Highway Improvement Program
(2003-2008)
Multiyear Road Improvement Projects
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Summary of State Bicycle Plan

• The State Bicycle Plan will
• Provide a systematic approach to bicycle facility
  development
• Provide a proactive approach in evaluating
  potential bicycle facilities
• Enhance the Departments ability to select the
  best bicycle projects that are funded through
  several of the departments programs

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Public Comment Form

• Public Comment Form
• Fill out today
• Send via mail
• Email electronic file can be found at
• www.dot.state.il.us/bikemap/statebicycleplan.html

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Project Schedule

• Comment Form is due by February 25, 2005
• Next round of public meetings will be held in the
  beginning to middle of March 2005

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Questions?